Hair curler



y 1941- T. s. SMALLEY 2,243,173

HAIR CURLER Filed Sept. 11, 1940 Aiiorny Patented May 27, 1941 'UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE HAIR. CURLER Theodore S. Smalley, Gladstone, N. J.Application September 1'1, 1940, Serial No. 356,384

3 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in hair curlers for curling orwaving women's hair.

The invention is designed with the particular objects in view ofproviding an inexpensive, durable, and light-weight device of thischaracter which may be quickly and easily applied, will conform to theshape of the head, will not slip or work out of place, is as nearly aspossible invisible, and is adapted to fit snugly against the headwhether a woman's hair is thick or thin.

To the accomplishment of the above, and subordinate objects presentlyappearing, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustratedin the accompanying drawing, set forth in detail in the succeedingdescription, and defined in the claims appended hereto. I

In said drawing: I

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of .the preferred embodiment of myinvention,

Figure 2 is a view in perspective-of the form-,- er,

Figure 3 is a similar view of the holder,

Figure 4 is a view in end elevation of the former, and

Figure 5 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure1.

Referring now to the drawing by numerals, the curler of my invention, inthe illustrated embodiment thereof, comprises, as its basic elements aformer l and a holder 2.

The former l comprises a substantially tubular member 3 of any desiredlength, formed of any suitable resilient, flexible and transparentmaterial, preferably a plastic, said member having equi-distantly spacedslots 4 of uniform width extending longitudinally thereof to within ashort distance of its ends, a polygonal, preferably hexagonal, boreforming polygonal end sockets therein, and a fiat, longitudinallyextending, preferably integral, attaching finger 6 laterally offsetoutwardly of the former to exsecuring the hair to the former.

tend parallel therewith over one slot 4, the finof the former underreaction of the bar into normal position. As will be understood thestuds 8 are designed to fit into the sockets 5 and the holder isdesigned to function as a clasp for The bar I of the holder 2 hasrounded side edges 9 and a convex outer face In to prevent injury to thehair. Preferably the studs 8 are bored axially as at H, for a purposepresently seen.

In the use of the described curler, the finger 6 is flexed outwardly ofthe holder I and the finger and holder inserted over the hair to becurled in straddling relation to the strands thereof, the hair beingpreferably moistened preparatory to curling. The finger 6 is thenreleased, and the hair rolled on the holder l until the curl is fullyformed and the holder abuts the head and is flexed under pull of thehair tight against .the head and into curvature conforming thereto. Theholder 2 is then attached to the former I, in the manner alreadydescribed, so as to clasp the curl to said holder.

The slots 4 in the former I provide for the passage of air through thecurl so that it will dry quickly. The bores II in the studs 8 providefor the entrance of air into the former so that such air may circulatethrough the hair strands. Also said slots 4 render the former moreflexible and decrease the weight of same. The described shape of thesockets 5 and studs 8 provide for attachment of the holder in differentangular positions around the former and for locking of the holder to theformer against turning in any of such positions, so that said holder maybe easily applied and locked to the former against turning, therebysecuring the device to the hair and against the head so that it will notwork 0r jar loose. The entire device, being transparent, issubstantially invisible when in the hair.

The foregoing will, it is believed, sufiice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly the invention, as described, is susceptible of modificationwithout departing from the inventive concept, and right is hereinreserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the subjoinedclaims.

Having described the invention, what I claim 1 1. A hair curlercomprising a tubular former for winding up hair thereon to curl thesame, and a bar-like holder for clamping the wound hair to the formeradapted to straddle the former lengthwise thereof and having endsfitting into the ends of the former, said holder being resilient forflexing to remove the ends thereof from said ends of the former and forfitting of said ends thereof into the ends of the former with a snapaction. said former being flexible for bending to conform to the shapeof the head. and said former and holder being of transparent material torender the same: substantially invisible when on the hair.

2. A hair curler comprising a tubular former for winding up hair thereonto curl the same, and a bar-like holder for clamping the wound hair tothe former adapted to straddle the former lengthwise thereof and havingends fitting into the ends of the former, said holder being resilent forflexing to remove the enih thereof from said ends of the former and forfitting of said ends thereof into the ends of the former with a snapaction, said ends of the former and those of the holder being polygonalfor interfitting in diiferent angular positions of the holder and formerand interlocking in such posi- 20 tions.

means 3. A hair curler comprising a tubular former for winding up hairthereon to curl the same, and a bar-like holder for clamping the woundhair to the former adapted to straddle the forrner lengthwise thereofand having ends fitting into the ends of the former, said holder beingresilient for flexing to remove the ends thereof from said ends of theformer and for fitting of said ends thereof into the ends of the formerwith a snap action, said former being provided with an overlyinglongitudinally extending finger of resilient material for clamping theends of hair to the former preparatory to winding up the hair, said endsof the former and those of the holder interiltting and interlocking indifferent angular positions of said holder and former to preventrelative turning of the same.

THEODORE S. SMALLEY.

